Bush's run was great and validates most beliefs about his impending greatness but he cannot be forgiven for the number of commercials starring himself and that damn Diet Pepsi machine I must endure every Sunday.

Once San Diego made some adjustments to Pittsburgh's defense after that disastrous first quarter, I was rather impressed by Phillip Rivers. I mean, really. I know he was a stud at NC State (I watched just about all of his games here), but I didn't think he'd ever have a good day at the NFL level. But there it was, a good day for Phillip Rivers in the NFL. May he have many, many more. And may Daniel Evans follow his lead.

Is Pittsburgh as bad as they appear? Ben Rothlesburger is the most over-rated QB in the league. He has had success in terms of W-L record, however he is not a great quarterback like Palmer or Brady. Now that they can't run the ball, he is in big trouble. Can the Raiders get any worse?

C'mon, Chicago being the only football city. What about Lombardi in Greenbay. the great teams in Pittsburgh in the 70s, the Cowboys in the 80s,the Purple People eaters in Minnesota, the 49ers in SanFran I could go on about this. Not that Chicago hasn't got alot of football history, but there are a lot of cities that have had great success in football. The 72 undefeated Dolphins...... oh yeah,I almost forgot....The New England Patriots,winners of 3 of the last 5 Superbowls. Do any of them ring a bell?

Or you could just take that homer shit somewhere it's appreciated, like a Yahoo! chatroom, and leave SportsFilter to people who actually like to talk sports, not pop in and drop a "We rock, you suck" bon mot.

Well, there is no denying Chicago is a great football town, hell, a great sports town period, and the Bears are certainly more pertinant historically than "winning 5 games and a single Super Bowl 20 years ago." The Bears depth is impressive to me, (Griese has always been underrated in my book), I think Lovie Smith has done a great job since becoming the head coach there, their team is playing well in all facets of the game, including special teams, and Grossman's rise has not been entirely unexpected, but is surprising. The next 3 weeks see them face the Cardinals, 49'ers, and Dolphins, and the last 3 weeks of the season they face the Bucs, Lions, and Packers, with Giants, Jets, Pats, Vikes, and Rams in between, so, their schedule is not all that tough. Although it is still very early in the season, if they stay healthy, I can easily see them posting 14 wins and gaining home field advantage for the NFC playoffs. And watch out, then!

Alright, As much as it pains me to admit it (being a life-long Packer fan!), Da Bears are a damn fine football team! However, one must temper any excitement about the "Monsters of the Midway" with some reality: 1.) They ain't won nothin yet! 2.) 5-0...sure... however this has been accomplished against mostly the lower tier and bottom feeders (And yes that includes the Pack). While I have no doubt the Bears are headed for the playoffs, they may be another injury to Grossman away from being one and done. Personally, I think I'll wait until they've really accomplished something before proclaiming them as a "Great" team.

Well said R A Mason- they have definetly played against the less talented teams in the league. Lets see when they play some of the better teams. That defense sure looks fierce. And Grossman and the offense are firing on all cylinders. But like R A said, they have been playing lower tier and bottom feeders. Any how they sure look good. Looking forward to when they play my Patriots.

DA, BEARS rule Once again, your making a big deal out of a team thats only into a season that's 5 games old. I don't understand how any Chicago fan can say that they're team rules. Rules WHAT!!! Come next Feb,if they win the Super Bowl, then you can say that. Until then, the only thing they rule is their division......For now that is. Chicago may make the playoffs,but I don't think they'll win the big one in Miami this coming Feb 07.Hell, they may not make it to the NFC Championship game. The season is only 5 games old. Anything can happen. Don't get too excited,or the Bears may end up like a team that just got ousted from an American League Divisional series. And they were supposed to win it all.

Yeah Ghastly1, them ol' Seahawks that Chicago tore up are a 2nd tier team, and everybody scores 40 on Buffalo, right? In other news, Harrington is getting the start for Miami this week. I say that he is not near as bad as he looked in Detroit. Bobby Layne would look crappy there these days.

Yeah Ghastly1, them ol' Seahawks that Chicago tore up are a 2nd tier team I'll give you that the seahawks aren't a second tier team. However, when the Bears played them it was their first week without Alexander in the backfield also. So lets not pretend this was a huge test for the Bears.